I had some really great friends who were amazing until the pandemic and vaccination rhetoric started.
They were oblivious to Biden’s issues/believed the Trump rhetoric, but were still good people.
I’ve now been ostracized from the group because I sourced material saying the vaccines aren’t as safe or effective as they were being told, and that ivermectin has more scientific backing than it just being “horse paste.” They are all incredibly intelligent, but they’ve fallen for the narrative and refuse to consider and other perspective.
Anyone have tips for dealing with this? You think we’ll be able to patch up these relationships when things really hit the fan?
Sometimes I regret researching and redpilling because my life has been so incredibly altered...
You are not alone. I have an "intelligent" friend basically tell me people like me are delusional. She did not use that word, only the definition. Apparently she is not aware of the definition of "projection".
I just avoid discussing anything contentious - even with my wife. (Especially with my wife!) I find that schoolteachers and medical people are the worst. (My wife is a retired physical therapist who worked in hospitals all her life.) But a few acquaintances have surprised me. Right now I can have frank discussions with about five people in my locality. Two are garage mechanics. I'm sure that there are many more "awake" but probing is tricky. Some people will listen without objecting but I can tell that they think I'm crazy.
It's going to be weird when the tipping point comes.